EXOD42 Moses' daring achievements save the Jewish people. He is impulsive enough to kill an abusive Egyptian taskmaster who won't stop beating a Hebrew slave [this verse]. He is undaunted by the power of Pharaoh, as great a king as the world had known, and he is strong-willed enough to lead the rebellious Jewish people out of Egypt to freedom (Exod. 5-12). Even God's fierce anger does not stop of Moses from trying to change God's "mind." How astonishing, then, is the Torah's description of him: "Moses was exceedingly humble, more so than any other man on earth" (Num. 12:3). What specifically prompts the Torah's mention of Moses's humility is his response--more accurately, his lack of response--to Miriam and Aaron's personal attack on his wife (Num. 12:1). The narrative tells us that Moses says and does nothing to retaliate. He remains remarkably passive to his sibling' denunciations. For someone with his history of explosive outbursts, such behavior is completely unanticipated. Bahya b. Asher tells us that Moses's "exceeding" humility was caused by his unwavering focus on his goal, shalom bayit, the family harmony so esteemed by our tradition (Kad Hakemah). Of all the praiseworthy qualities he possesses, it is Moses as the model family man that the Bible chooses to honor for his personal code of anavah.